The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-29
A HoRRIBLE STORY.
Children starved to Death at "BAby
Farm"

so quietly that only few days ago was
the exact location discovered. The h0uee
was then watched. IL was learned yes
terdsy that child had died suddenly at
the place, which Ia kept by o woman
named Cynthia Mcdonald.
City Coroner with officers made raid
upon the house, which was searched. A
sickeDiRg sight was presented. Instead
of one dead child two tiny cOrpses we're
found, while two other little fol ms were
discovered In another room, apparently
with Just the breath of life In them.
The Coroner Immediately sent for ply
sician, who examined the bodies OF the
dead children and found that there was
absolutely not an ounce Of heeh on the
bones of the little ones. The limbs were
hardly as thick as mans thumb. The
stomachs appeared, from external ex
TO be empty, while the faces
had a DiE ched expression.
A search about the place revealed lit.
tie milk In the bottles and some solid
food. No marks Of violence could be
found on the bodies Of the living child
rem, but their condition was pitifnl
One child, boy whose age Is given
as two and half years, by his mother,
lay on the bed just alive, suffering from
q loRthsOme disease, which had nearly
covered his body. The little victim
could only moan In his agony, and was
merely kin and bones. The other
child living, was a baby girl who If
she had been as fat as infants usually
are at her age, would have been pretty
child, but like the other children her
arms and legs were shrunken, her cheeks
were drawn In and hollow, and from her
appearance she seemed to be in the last
stages of famine. The doctor said that
If the living children were left In the
same condition, only few hours would
elapse before death ended their suffer
ings. In the house beside Mrs. McDOn-
aid was q woman named HawkiDr. who is
the mother two Of the children, deceas-
cd boy and little girl, who had died. The
coroner arrested Mrs. Mcdonald. She
was taken to police headquarters and
there held, the coroner charging her
with murder In the second degree. Mrs. |
iS q email woman about fifty
years of age, with shrewd, determined /
face. She was calm, and manifested
not the slightest trace Of emotion at
the arrest. When speaking about the
6 fair che appeared as unc0ncerned as
though she had no interest In 1t.
A post mortem was held on the bod
les of the dead infants. Not trace of
food could be found In their stomAchs,
and In the opinion of the medical ex
perts they died Of starvation. An ex
animation was made of some of the
milk, aud 1t was found to be 80 old that
q bad smell came from it. The Melon.
aid woman, 1t seems from the investi-
cation, had conducted kind Of lying
In hospital and secret baby farm
at the place for several years. The
woman who visited here were most Of
them unmarried and sought to conceal
their disgrace by leaving their off
spring. Officers who were inVestigat-
iTg learn that three infants died at the
place one day In July and were quietly
buried. 1t is supposed that several had
been secretly buried In the yard around
the house. The woman has sometimes
had ten children In her care.
ON THE WAR PATH.
NoGoLEs, Ara, Sept. 26.-[Speeial. l.
Private kilograms received here sJate
that the major portion Of the Indlsne
on the San Carlos reservation have gore
on the war path. So far no one has
ben killed, but depredations on stock
ranches have resulted In much loss
The troops at the camp north Of town
have been ordered to prepare for the
march, and are standing on their arms.
SUICIDE THREATENED.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-[Special III
the condemned Anarchists are hanged
their wives will kill their children and
then commit suicide" "said Mrs. Captain
Blsck to reporter yesterday. Nina
Van Zandt 8 freQueatly assured me
that II her usbaDd, August Spies, goes
to the scaffOld, she would die by her
own hand at the same. hour. The other
women say the same thing" As Mrs.
BLACK said, she looked rs though she
fir nly believed these women would
carry cut their terrible thresls should
their husbands pay the penalty Of their
horrible crime.
"ro let the men live," Mrs. Black con-
tinued, twill not result so disastr0usly
as some people pretend to think, but If
they ere hanged, Grinnell, Bonheld and
Judge Gary are not safe" AS citizen
Train says, "there will be shOel to pay"
WOrkingmen regard the condemned as
hosteges and If they don't get them back
there will be serious trouble.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 28--[speclal. T.
j. A. Robson, tax collector Of Washing
in gton county, was arrested recently
on account Of &2,500 shortage. Last
February, Robinson claimed he was
robbed BY q tramp who saw him place
the money In the safe. The story how
ever, was not believed, and Robson was
held for trial. His case came to sud-
den end last week when he received an
express package containing 81 $40 and
explanatory note from the EObbef who
returned the stolen caehs The writer
said he did not know Robson was one
legged veteran and had lost his office
on account Of the robbery. Being flush
he returned the full amount stolen.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2e.-[Special. with
steady tramp the advance Of the Grand
Army has entered the city. From the
Pacific Slope came long trains loaded
with fifteen hundred veterans, bringing
with them samples Of the great regions
products. They will keep open house
where wine and fruit will be on every
hand. Gov. Busk, Of Wisconsin, with
his body guard Of seventeen we'll armed
soldiers marched at the head Of one
hundred and Atty men from Milwaukee.
Four hundred men from Cleveland were
the first from Ohio, and helped to swell
the number during the night to about
six thousand. IL 10 now believed that
the attendance will excel the fifty thous-
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